全新版大学英语综合教程3第二单元课后习题答案.doc

Answer Keys Book ThreeUnit 2Content Questions 1. Because she thought her great-great-grandfather was a heroic civil rights fighter and never gave up struggle for freedom.2. Because this is a place where many escaped slaves taking the Underground Railroad were finally saved by Henson.3. The Underground Railroad was a secret web of escaped routes and safe houses through which slaves in large numbers, with the help of lots of courageous people, fled to the North and obtained freedom.4. The author wanted to help the Americans remember those heroes.5. He saved enough money by working in iron molding on the side to buy his freedom. 6. Because he helped the slaves escape.7. Because he was driven by religious conviction.8. Coffin received frequent death threats and warnings that his store and home would be burned.9. They had travel hundreds of miles through unknown country with no road sign and few maps, usually under cover of night.10. Because slavery had been abolished there in 1833, and Canadian authorities encouraged the runaways to settle their virgin land. 11. Because he heard alarming news: the new master was planning to sell him for plantation work in the Deep South. The Slave would be separated forever from his family.12. In Cincinnati the members of the Underground Railroad provided for their welfare, and set them thirty miles on their way by wagon. In Buffalo, N.Y. a friendly captain gave Henson a dollar and arranged for a boat, which carried them to Canada.Language Sense Enhancement 1. (1) mission (2) courageous (3) forged (4) escape routes (5) liberate (6) authorized (7) honor (8) scheduled (9) exploits (10) intent onLanguage Focus 1. (1) decades (2) historic (3) imposed (4) religious (5) slender (6) web (7) bade(8) site (9) on the side (10) authorized (11) terminal (12) make the best of 2. (1) went through (2) stood up for (3) laid down (4) take on (5) lets (us) down (6) draw on (7) fall into (8) pass for 3. (1) are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry. (2) in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of this generation and the most compelling. (3) people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs. (4) could forge a completely different approach to life. (5) is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.4. (1) As for / do not compel /capture of/have forged (2) At huge risk / the mission/ shelter (3) who abolished/In the eyes of/ racialWords with Multiple Meanings1. (1) Ill tell you in a minute how I have attained the genuine sense of belonging in America, but first let me hear about your French trip.2. Most McDonalds look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 different basic designs.3. Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to set through a financial crisis.4. This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble; its always breaking down.5. In your resume, youve mentioned everything but one vital point.6. Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.7. I am sorry, but I think you shouldnt have lingered on over coffee and missed the last bus.8. The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance.Usage1. (1) lonely (2) friendly (3) weekly monthly (4) lovely (5) cowardly (6) kindly/saintly (7) lively (8) motherly Comprehension Exercises1. (1) forged/stand up/compelled/convictions/mission/abolish/intent on/risk/In the eyes of/threats (2) assistance/involved/estimated/coincidence/emerged/referred/numerous/stationed /concern/ capture2. (1) 1. Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis. 2. Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement. 3. According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products shown in TV commercials. 4. Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once. 5. Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.(2) Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson became intent on assisting fugitive slaves. He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. On one occasion some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. Later, he built a small settlement in Dresden, Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school. He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.Text BComprehension Check1. b 2.c 3. d 4. b 5. b 6. aTranslation 1. 这一和平的不服从行为在蒙哥马利引发了抗议，最终是少数民族权力在法律上发生了变化，开启了美国民权运动的时代。2. 后来她解释说，这儿似乎是她结束受人摆布，弄清如果有的话他究竟有何人权的地方。3. 但是，蒙哥马利的黑人团体认为应该团结在她周围，组织抗议活动，她是适合但此重任的公民，因为